Congregation Votes to Start Capital Campaign at Annual MeetingOur congregation passed the 2017 budget and voted 121-5 at our annual meeting on Sunday, February 12, 2017 to enter into a capital campaign. You can read the motion below and watch our monthly newsletter, The Light, for details.
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Watch Pastor Steve's Feasibility Presentation:If you have comments or feedback to share after watching this presentation, please scroll down and use the "Suggestion Box" at the bottom of the page.
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God has placed First Lutheran in the heart of the city to show God's heart for all in the city.
How do we show God’s heart for all in the city? I believe God works through people, gathered in conversation and prayer, to bring about actions and visions needed to fulfill God’s mission. On one level, our discussion is about bricks and mortar. On another level, we are naming our sense of call and place here in the heart of the city. In this process, we have learned some important questions of purpose:
We are moving from a time of discernment and discussion to a time of action. We have worked together through many stages of discussion and planning. Now we will have the privilege of working together to turn visions and dreams into reality.
Yours in Christ,
Rev. Dr. Steven J. Knudson
- How shall we worship God in the heart of the city?
- How shall we offer a generous hand of welcome into community?
- How shall the building communicate our spiritual commitment to God’s mission?
We are moving from a time of discernment and discussion to a time of action. We have worked together through many stages of discussion and planning. Now we will have the privilege of working together to turn visions and dreams into reality.
Yours in Christ,
Rev. Dr. Steven J. Knudson
Take a Look at the Details Below
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Maintenance Reports
Locus Architects along with Knapp-Warden Architecture and Engineering did an extensive assessment of the current state of our facility. This report was presented to the congregation on Sunday, June 14. Download the findings here:
Download the Full Report
The full report has many images and is over 100 pages long, so we have broken it into several sections to ease in downloading:
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Organ & Acoustics Report
Join us Sunday, June 12 for a report and demonstration on the issues of our current organ with Scott Riedel and Associates. They are the organ and acoustic consultants who presented the following report on the condition of our organ and acoustics of our worship space on Sunday, July 19.
The report is broken onto three pieces to ease downloading on slower connections.
Partners in the Process
Learn more about the Architects, Engineers and Organ & Acoustic experts with whom we've partnered for this process of evaluation and assessment.
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Tom Schamberger,
Building Committee Chair
Article ArchiveEach Month the Building Committee Chair, Tom Schamberger, wrote summaries of the process. You can read them all in one place here.
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